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The youth of Australia have had their views articulated in a recent string of commentary from UNYA Australia. During and immediately after the federal election, three opinion pieces were published on The Punch focusing on issues important to young people.

 The Punch is one of the Australia's leading opinion websites, with a daily readership of nearly 15,000. Articles written by National Vice-President (Policy), Anthony Antioch, were featured on the website, dealing with the Coalition's plan to end Australia's bid for the UN Security Council, the necessity of implementing an automatic electoral enrolment system, and the failure of the two major parties to address the climate crisis. The piece regarding electoral reform in particular was linked on News.com.au, one of Australia's foremost news websites with over half a million daily readers, in addition to being the most commented-on article of its week on The Punch. Lobbying for electoral reform, together with engagement with the UN and action on climate change, are ongoing policy objectives for UNYA Australia, and these articles have allowed our message to reach an extensive new audience. Each piece may be viewed through this page.